Gdynia Orłowo Pier

Gdynia Orłowo Pier (Polish: Molo w Gdyni Orłowie) - a wooden pier located in the coastal borough of Gdynia.[1]

Gdynia Orłowo Pier
Molo w Gdyni Orłowie
Official nameMolo w Juracie
TypePleasure Pier
Total length180 metres (590 ft)
Opening date1914-1918
Coordinates54.2848°N 18.3354°E / 54.2848; 18.3354

The first pier in Orłowo was built during World War I. The pier functioned as a Pleasure Pier and as a promenade for the nearby resort. The pier was expanded during the 1920s (the region was then part of the Second Polish Republic); the pier had the length of 115 metres and functioned as a jetty for small ships.[2] In the late 1920s, as the popularity of Orłowo grew, so did competition with the nearby resort of Sopot (then part of the Free City of Danzig); which led to the pier being expanded to 430 metres in length. In June, 1935 the resort of Orłowo became a borough of Gdynia.[3]

In 1949, the pier was devastated by a huge storm which destroyed over half of the structure. In 1953, the remainder of the pier was renovated. Currently, the pier has a length of 180 metres.[4]

Nearby to the pier, is located the Summer Stage of the Gdynia Theatre (Scena Letnia Teatru Miejskiego w Gdyni) and the Orłowo Cliff.[5]

References
  1. "Gdynia Orłowo Pier". Kaszuby Bez Barier. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  2. "Attractions Of Gdynia Orłowo". Gdynia Orłowo. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  3. "From a wooden pier to a place of Wedding Celebrations". Historia Trójmiasto. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  4. "Gdynia Orłowo Pier". Odkryj Pomorze. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  5. "Gdynia Theatre". Teatr Gombrowicza. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
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